Swing-chair.



No. 67!,620. Patented Apr. 9, Mil.

L. S. COPPER.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 671,620, dated April 9, 1901.

Application filed February 10, 1900. Serial No. 4,758. (No model.) I

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that- I, LUTHER S. COPPER, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio, haveiu vented certain new and'useful Improvements in Swinging Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to swinging chairs; and it consists in the new details of construction, substantially as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

The nature and objects of the invention will fully appear in the subjoined description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my new swinging chair. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the chair and supporting-trestle, showing the chair in a hammock position. Fig. 3 is a detached View of one of the drop cross-bars and portions of the side seat-rails, showing the method of attaching the cross-bars and the manner of weaving the seat and back cords. Fig. 4 is a detached view of one of the metal brackets used for attaching the cross-bars to the rails. Fig. 5 is an enlarged view, in perspective, of one of the upper corners of the supporting trestle-frame, showing the method of construction and the manner of suspending the chair therefrom. Fig. 6 is a view of the upper part of one of the chair-back rails, showing manner of attaching the head-rest. Fig. 7is a view of the lower end of one of the chair-supporting rails, showing the construction and arrangement of a foot-rest and toe-clip. Fig. 8 is a detached view of a removable slatted seat. Fig. 9 is a detached view of one of the corner-ferrules used for joining the corners of the supporting-frame.

A represent-s an A-shaped folding trestleframe which supports the swinging chair and is composed of uprightbars or legs and foot cross-bars A A and one upper cross-bar A. The lower corners of this frame are joined by means of the metal ferrules B, (seen in Fig. 9,) fixed on the ends of the cross-bars and having the ends of the upright bars inserted through the eyes on said ferrules, the ends of the bars projecting through a little and having rubber feet. The upper corners of the rear frame are also joined with ferrules B.

is attached to the middle part of the lower U cross-bars A A to limit the spread of the foot of the supporting'frame.

C C are rails or bars to which the chair is suspended, and said rails are suspended fro m the upper cross-bar A of the supportingframe by means of links D D. Said links are attached to the cross-bar by metal clips 61 d, inserted in kerfs d d, sawed in the ends of the bars. The upper ends of the clips are cut in slits and the ends bent over on each side of the kerfs for securing them in place, as seen in Fig. 5.

E E are wire clipsheld under the leaves of the clips d d, designed for holding newspapers in front of the face of the occupant of the chair.

The lower ends of the links are attached to the rails O O at a point about one-third from their upper ends by lugs c 0, whereby the rails will hang in the diagonal line shown in Fig. 1.

The rails O O are made tapering from the suspension-point to give them strength and lightness.

V V are handles on the under sides of the rails, and Y Y are handles on the upper ends, for the purposes hereinafter shown.

The chair is composed of two side seat-rails F F and two side back-rails F F, hinged together at e e. Said side rails are joined together by the drop cross-bars G G by the use of the metal brackets K K, secured to the inside faces of the rails by screws.

P is a pin on the brackets K, (seen in Fig. 4,) which are inserted in the ends of the bars G. The object of thus attaching the crossbars is to lower them, so as not to interfere with the comfort of the occupant of the chair. The top edges of the seat and back rails are provided with notches n n and grooves h h, in which cords M M are woven back and forth, as seen in Fig. 3, to form an elastic seat and back for the chair.

To the lower ends of the rails O O are attached foot-rests, consisting of metal plates 7" 'r', fastened to the rails and having recesses at their middle part and a pin onto which the rests R R are driven.

r is a hook onthe forward end of plate r. U is a swinging foot-rest suspended by cords U, that are inserted through the recesses in plates 1' r and secured by looping on the hooks r.

T is a wire toe-clip having a loop T on outer end and having its inner end bent and inserted in holes in the rails. These clips lie upon the plates 1", but may be turned upward.

W is a removable seat composed of slats joined together by wire strands q q, inserted in holes in the slats and having their ends bent into hooks, by means of which said seat may be removablyattached to the cords M M.

The several uses for this chair are as follows: The chair being in the position shown in Fig. 1, a person may sit down in it in like manner to a fixed chair and enjoy the pleasure of swinging or rocking or engage in reading or obtain restfulness in a variety of positions. One of the important uses to which it may be put and for which it is designed is that the occupant may stretch and straighten out by pressing the head against the head-rest and by pushing with the feet against the foot-rests, and thereby assume the position shown in Fig. 2. It is beneficial for exercise, as by the use of the grips and pedals an invalid or healthy person may engage in a very agreeable mode of exercise. It is also useful at all seasons-outdoors on the lawn or porch in summer and indoors in winter. It is portable, and may also be folded for the convenience of setting away or hung up, and may also be taken apart for storage or shipment.

Having described my invention, what I claim isp 1. In swinging chairs, a chair consisting of side seat and back rails, hinges joining the seat and back rails, notches and grooves in the upper edges of saidrails, brackets secured to the inner sides of said rails, drop crossbars secured to said brackets, cords woven back and forth between said side rails and held in the notches and grooves and forming the elastic seat and back for the chair, in combination with the side rails O C- and the suspending-cords connecting said rails with the chair, substantially as described.

2. In swinging chairs, a chair consisting of side seat and back rails, hinges joining the seat and back rails, brackets secured to the inner faces of said rails, drop cross-bars secured to said brackets, notches and grooves in the upper edges of the rails, cords woven back and forth between said .rails and held in the notches and grooves and forming the elastic seat and back for the chair, the side rails O C, the suspending-cords connecting said rails with the chair, the recessed metal plates attached to said rails, cords adjustably held in said plates and the suspended foot-rest, in combination substantially as described.

3. In swinging chairs, the combination with a chair of the character described, of a folding supporting trestle-frame consisting of upright bars, bottom and top cross-bars, elbowferrules for uniting said upright and crossbars, the ferrules of the upper corners of the front frame embracing the ferrules on the top corners of the rear frame, slots in the outer ferrules and pins through said slots fixed to the inner ferrules, comprising the hinge joints, substantially as described.

' Signed by me at Cleveland, Ohio, this 8th day of February, 1900.

LUTHER S. COPPER. Witnesses:

GEO. W. TIBBITTS, CHARLES L. STOCKER. 

